How 13 programming languages got their names

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Big data Google-style comes under attack IBM rolls “Big Data” software to combat big business fraud Network World Daily News PM March 20, 2014 Share this email How 13 programming languages got their names Programming language names are usually pretty formulaic and boring, except when they’re not. Here are the inspirations behind some of the more creative ones READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Big data Google-style comes under attack 2. IBM rolls “Big Data” software to combat big business fraud 3. Cloud's nightmare: A "run on the bank" 4. INSIDER 10 big myths about Big Data 5. Tech pros name their most-wanted perks 6. Are Enterprise Organizations Ready to Use Free AV Software? 7. Remembering IDG Founder Pat McGovern, breaking out THE sweater 8. IDG Founder and Chairman Patrick J. McGovern dies at 76 9. SQL Server 2014 pushes the pedal to the metal 10. Not your Father’s Flow Export Protocol (Part 2) 11. Cisco's 10 most opportunistic acquisitions RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Mobiquity Inc. 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